The medical institutions at Anatolia during the 12th-14th centuries

The Medical Institutions at Anatolia during the 12th-14th centuries are named with different terms like dār al-shifā, mārîstān, dār al-sihhā, dār al-āfiyā and dār al-rahhā etc. Some of the medical institutions at Anatolia between the 12th and 14th centuries such as Dār al-shifā (mārîstān) of Gevher Nesibe at Kayseri, Dār al-sihhā of Keykavus I at Sivas, Dār al-shifā at Divriği, Dār al-shifā of Gökmedrese at Tokat and Dār al-shifā of Amasya are reached todays. Some of the medical instutions such as Mārîstān of Eminuddin at Mardin, Dār al-shifā (dār al-āfiyā) of Çankırı, Dār al-shifā (mārîstān) of Ali (son of Parvana Muinuddin) at Kastamonu, Dār al-rahhā of Sivas, Mārîstān-ı atik at Konya, Dār al-shifā (mārîstān) of Sultan Alaeddin at Konya and Dār al-shifā of Aksaray are not survived. This study aimed to investigate the features of change in architectural plans and identical architectural features of the medical instutions at Anatolia during the 12th-14th centuries. The first examples of the medical instutions were built in a building complex with other types of buildings. After that a trend for independent medical institutions is revealed with the example of Dār al-shifā of Amasya. One of the identical architectural features in the medical institutions, is the spaces that have access from the entrance iwan.